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<a href="http://teamcoco.com/video/-harrison-ford-angrily-points-at-stuff-supercut">"Harrison Ford Angrily Points At Stuff" Supercut</a>, courtesy of Conan O'Brien.post:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089Mon, 19 Aug 2013 05:14:17 -0800AlonzoMosleyFBIHarrisonFordConanObrienSupercutMoviesFilmCinemaBy: Namlithttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146566
interesting transformation from an eye-rolling what-am-I-even-doing-here dude to someone who actually has fun, at the end.
Hadn't realized that he was such a pointer.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146566Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:03:14 -0800NamlitBy: double block and bleedhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146569
All my life, I've been complete divorced from and unable to understand the entire celebrity-worship thing. But I love Harrison Ford. Many of my favorite movies would not have been nearly as good without him.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146569Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:06:45 -0800double block and bleedBy: panaceanothttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146576
The term 'celebrity-worship' is very loaded, but I suspect you're just appreciating a particular practitioner of their craft.
You can be a fan of someone's acting abilities/performances without worshiping their celebrity status <small><small>(even though perception is easily muddled/distorted by reach/intrinsic value)</small></small>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146576Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:18:55 -0800panaceanotBy: double block and bleedhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146583
That's certainly true. I guess it would be more accurate to say that I'm usually completely clueless as to what's happening in Hollywood. I just think Harrison Ford is pretty damn cool.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146583Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:29:26 -0800double block and bleedBy: orange swanhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146587
Heh. He even points when he's on the phone, and the "arms crossed and pointing in two different directions" clip was a real gem.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146587Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:35:34 -0800orange swanBy: mazolahttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146588
☞comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146588Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:35:45 -0800mazolaBy: octothorpehttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146652
Ford's not the most versatile actor but he sure does angry well.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146652Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:25:31 -0800octothorpeBy: paladinhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146676
Why is Harrison Ford at Supercuts? Can't he afford a real hairdresser?comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146676Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:44:44 -0800paladinBy: billiebeehttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146690
<em>he sure does angry well</em>
I think that's because his default face seems set to 'grumpy'. I was surprised to see him actually laughing at the end. I like him though. I like actors who are more likely to tell you to piss off than be fake-Hollywood-smiley.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146690Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:50:43 -0800billiebeeBy: ColdChefhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146710
Even more shocking: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg71ZNlZRX4">Denzel Washington makes a lot of guarantees.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146710Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:05:23 -0800ColdChefBy: emjaybeehttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146725
Even when he's grumpy, Ford is kind of adorable, instead of scary. That's his real secret. His widdle squishy (now somewhat jowly) face.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146725Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:19:21 -0800emjaybeeBy: stebulushttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146730
<i>eye-rolling what-am-I-even-doing-here dude</i>
I think he might just be performing there, playing some kind of long-suffering straight man.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146730Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:24:56 -0800stebulusBy: vogon_poethttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146758
Consider another Harrison Ford/Conan interview: this <a href="http://teamcoco.com/blog/watch-the-harrison-ford-interview-everyones-talking-about">legendary</a> performance.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146758Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:44:36 -0800vogon_poetBy: Cosinehttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146787
<em>I think he might just be performing there, playing some kind of long-suffering straight man.</em>
Yup, Ford has a very long running, probably started as real but is now kind of a goof, thing on the few talk shows he does that he is grumpy, bored, frustrated.
I do know he has some serious dislike of crowds, media, glitz, large groups of people, etc, which could be where that started.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146787Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:03:44 -0800CosineBy: oflinkeyhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146821
<em>he sure does angry well</em>
He does angry and he does "getting beat the hell up" well, too. The whole wide-eyed, stunned, ragdoll body, mouth-agape thing--he has it down.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1YN9QMKpBo">One</a>
<a href="http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/01/31/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-indy-vs-the-mechanic">Two</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsTAcijHD2M">Three</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJeJVa8mIDs">Four</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEp2ZFXW8Vo">Five</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146821Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:16:13 -0800oflinkeyBy: sysinfohttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5146852
You'd be angry too if people were always menacing your <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-vjbuodBEU">wife</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9GwtRsOYSI">family</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5146852Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:28:40 -0800sysinfoBy: A dead Quakerhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147018
He also has a pretty consistent record of roughing people up on assorted large-scale vehicles and following it up with a grumpy quip, eg
- Beats up a guy and tosses him out of a Zeppelin: "No ticket!"
- Beats up the one-armed man on the L, handcuffs him to a pole, and for good measure slams his head against the wall: "You missed your stop."
- Beats up a guy on Air Force One and tosses him out the back: "Get off my plane!"comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147018Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:24:37 -0800A dead QuakerBy: orange swanhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147031
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWTtMdXAazs">Harrison Ford points at Chewbacca the Wookie too.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147031Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:28:50 -0800orange swanBy: Shatner's Bassoonhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147063
<em>Harrison Ford points at Chewbacca the Wookie too.</em>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0vs9gYydo">See also</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147063Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:40:44 -0800Shatner's BassoonBy: octothorpehttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147076
<em>- Beats up a guy on Air Force One and tosses him out the back: "Get off my plane!"</em>
Somewhere about a decade ago I remember a joke list of potential sequels to popular movies and one of them was a sequel to Air Force One set in the White House that would have ended with Harrison Ford kicking the chief baddy out the front door yelling "Get out of my house!". I'm a little amused that they actually did make that movie (Die Hard in The White House) twice this year.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147076Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:44:01 -0800octothorpeBy: amthohttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147089
Pointing can be...addictive? for some actors. An acting teacher actually gave me a quota of one pointing per monologue -- and it was difficult for me to achieve. I want to point all the time when I'm acting.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147089Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:46:19 -0800amthoBy: immlasshttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147185
See also: the current version of <a href="http://lgd.usseg.com/hfmf/fingers.php">Harrison Ford's Mighty Finger</a>, which has been one of my favorite internet places for years and years.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147185Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:22:44 -0800immlassBy: nicebookrackhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147210
Harrison Ford's grumpiness is endearing in the way of Grumpycat's grumpiness. Like, in my fluffy girlhood fantasies of running off to become a space pirate and marry Han Solo, he always shows his love by scowling at me in exasperated affection.
That characteristic cynical Ford-snark is also incredibly useful in the context of scifi works as a tool to direct the audience's suspension of disbelief. Ford!Han Solo's sardonic skepticism of the fluffy space-magic called the Force pegs him as a savvy guy, so his automatic acceptance of the giant walking ball of hair and the spaceship made of blinky lights lend them credulity. It is easier to accept Ford!Indiana Jones's miraculous escapes from magic Nazis, armies of snakes, and giant rolling rocks because he's so obviously exasperated a la "Oh, here we go again with the death-defying escapes, GREAT," that one must accept that this is annoying mundane death-defying that plausibly Just Happens A Lot to Indy.
In turn, this stuff makes Ford's non-scifi performances all the more entertaining, as he reacts with the exact level of grump to both, oh, being shot at by Stormtroopers and being stuck in a traffic jam. Same shit, different day.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147210Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:28:35 -0800nicebookrackBy: rebenthttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5147917
I learned recently that Harrison Ford has social anxiety, which is why he looks ticked off in his interviews. He's not grumpy, he's afraid.
I can't not see it now. He just looked petrified in this video.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5147917Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:39:37 -0800rebentBy: stebulushttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5153283
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKI5tZQeovw">"I said, knock it off!"</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5153283Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:33:01 -0800stebulusBy: vrakatarhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5153294
That guy should do Walken, anyone. Can do, Walken.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5153294Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:44:29 -0800vrakatarBy: Chrysostomhttp://www.metafilter.com/131089/Miraculously-Ford-seems-genuinely-amused-at-the-end#5157964
Surprised they didn't use the <a href="http://media.avclub.com/images/432/432629/16x9/627.jpg?7016">most famous</a> Star Wars finger shot.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.131089-5157964Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:55:18 -0800Chrysostom